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A patient says he's going to commit suicide, what should do? - Correct
Answer Have Pt. Sign a "No Self-Harm" contract and refer to primary care
phsician on a semi-urgent basis.
Young man had very high energy, and didn't have to sleep much just a
couple days ago, now feeling exhausted and sad. Diagnosis: - Correct
Answer Bipolar disorder
65 years male is living in nursing house after 6 months of post stroke, he
doesn't like talk to anyone, social withdraw; doesn't like to move and like to
lie down in the bed; he rather thinks him little and forget him. What do you
suspect? - Correct Answer Depression
Which one is example of abuse? - Correct Answer Retinal hemorrhage in
infant (baby shaking)
Child abuse reporting process, what type of law? - Correct Answer Varies
state by state
Mom brought a kid to clinic, kid has ear infection, during intake mom told
you the kid don't like to talk to other people and don't like to play with other
people, what is your diagnosis for kid? - Correct Answer Child Abuse
Confused elderly suspects someone in his health care steals his money, and
patient said don't tell anybody. Your response? - Correct Answer Call social
worker
Domestic violence - Correct Answer Encourage patient seeking for legal
consultant and consider keep away form abusive partner.
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McBurney sign - Correct Answer Tender point in right lower abdomen of a
patient with appendicitis.
Patient with lower right quadrant abdominal pain - Correct Answer
Appendicitis
Diverticulitis case study, it asked about what test would you use to diagnose
it: - Correct Answer CT scan
Patient has abdominal pain is aggravated when defecting? - Correct
Answer Aortic aneurysm
Patient has diarrhea and constipation, stools show mucus and blood, why is
the diagnosis: - Correct Answer Ulcerative Colitis
Which drug category will you select if you want to reduced gastric acid in the
stomach? - Correct Answer Antacids
What is the test for Drug and Herb metabolism? (In liver is involved in drug
metabolism) - Correct Answer Cytochrome
Benzodiazepines are used for what? - Correct Answer Anti-anxiety, relax
muscle, help insomnia, muscles spasms, seizure. = BZD (-zepam)
Tardive dyskinesia and extrapyramidal syndrome are side effect of what kind
of medications? - Correct Answer Antipsychotic
What disease is the most common causing renal failure in US? - Correct
Answer Type I diabetes
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Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus infection is responsible for? - Correct
Answer Glomerulonephritis
Erectile dysfunction is due to - Correct Answer Organic or psychosomatic
Adverse effects from drugs that treat ED? - Correct Answer Hypotension
Adverse effects of Erectile Dysfunction drugs: - Correct Answer Stuffy and
runny nose
A patient was pricked by a thorn in yard, symptoms occur next day-fever,
chills, redness swollen and tenderness. What to suspect? - Correct Answer
Cellulitis
Woman gets a splinter from wooden branch, the next day started spreading
around the wound area, wound becomes red, swollen and sore grows in size,
warm and tender upon touch, what problem does this patient have? -
Correct Answer Cellulitis
Case: Patient presents with highly contagious bacterial skin infection, red
sore near the nose or mouth which soon breaks, leaking pus or fluid, what do
you suspect? - Correct Answer Impetigo
One kindergarten teacher has red on his trunk and 4 limbs, the blister with
fluid filled. What is your diagnosis? - Correct Answer Chickenpox
A two year old boy is brought by his parents to the clinic with a 3 day history
of fever, listlessness, and a cough. Physical examination reveals a lethargic
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child with a congested throat. Tiny irregular red spots with central bluish-
white specks (Koplik's spots) are found in his buccal mucosa, Macupapular
skin rashes are also visible over the body. What is the most likely medical
diagnosis? - Correct Answer Measles
A 20 year old college student presents with fever, sore throat, and fatigue.
Upon examination enlarged lymph nodes are found in the poster lateral neck.
What is the most likely medical diagnosis? - Correct Answer Infectious
mononucleosis
Most common pathogen for PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) - Correct
Answer Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
CNT: Universal Precautions should be taught to: - Correct Answer All
employees with occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens
Fatigue, night sweats, weight loss: - Correct Answer Need to rule out
cancer
67 old man with cachexia. What does it suggest? - Correct Answer
Probably Cancer
Reasons for EPO increase: - Correct Answer Anemia
Which Vitamin helps iron deficiency anemia: - Correct Answer Vitamin C
Which one of these is a risk factor for blood clots? - Correct Answer
Pregnancy